Furrier&#39;s art



P. HOLMAN FURRIER S ART Jan. 9, 1934.

Filed Jly- 9. 1931 IN VEN TOR PETER Ham/wv Patented Jan. 9, 1934FURRIERS ART Peter Holman, Virginia, Minn. Application July 9, 1931.Serial No. 549,618

3 Claims.

In the preparation of fur garments the pelts or skins are sewed togetherto produce a fur of the 4required size. The fur is thenv reinforced bysecuring it to a stayor reinforcing cloth. Hereto- 5 fore the fur hasbeen secured `to the reinforcing cloth or backing by parallel rows ofstitches placed about two inches apart and running in a generallytransverse direction to the seams that unite the skins. 'I'his method ofstrengthening or reinforcing fur is not effective to a satisfactoryextent, inasmuch as there may be weak places in the skin, and if therebe such weak placesbetween the rows of stitching this method ofreinforcing the fur is not sufcient to insure against ripping of theskin in case of stress transversely of the rows of stitches.

The object of the present invention is to provide a simple, effectiveand inexpensive method of reinforcing fur.

The accompanying drawing is a crosssection through a piece of reinforcedfur, the scale being enlarged for the sake of clearness.

In the drawing, 1 denotes the skin or leather, and 2 indicates areinforcement which may be of fabric. The skins andthe reinforcingfabric are secured together by means of a layer or lm 3 of latex, thatis to saythe sap of the rubbertree. 'I'he latex may contain from 33% to60% of solids. Before using, a suitable quantity of a filler such, forexample, as carbon black, lampblack, or litharge, is thoroughly mixedwith the latex. While the percentage of filler may vary,

satisfactory results may be obtained by using about 5% of carbon blacktoA 95% of latex. The use of the filler causes the rear side 'of thereinforcing fabric to lose its tackiness within a. fewhours. 'I'hefiller also thickens the latex so that if there be small holes in theskin an objectionable Aamount of latex will not flow through the holes.

In practice, the pelt and the reinforcing cloth are made wet (not merelydampened). The pelt is then stretched and nailed, after which the clothis stretched over the pelt and fastened to the nails. The latex is thenapplied to the cloth land soaks to the pelt. This is the preferredmethod, as if the latex were applied to either the pelt or the fabricseparately it might set or dry to an injurious extent before the peltand fabric could be properly applied one to' the other. However, I donot desire to limit myself to this precise modus operandi.

One object in wetting the skin and the reinforcing cloth before applyingthe latex is to facilitate the spreading of the latex in a thin layerthrough the cloth and causes the latter to adhere before it can dry ontothe hand or implement of the operator.

'I'he skin and the reinforcing cloth having been united by the film oflatex, it is permitted to dry for a few hours or over night before thefur is .used in the manufacture cfa garment.

If desired, after the pelt has been reinforced and become dry, talcumpowder or the like may be sprinkled over the backing to prevent anyremote possibility of its becoming tacky.

It will be understood that the method herein disclosed may also be usedin repairing fur garments.

Itwill be apparent that by the use of my improved method, the entirearea. of the skin or leather is secured to the backing or reinforcing,and that consequently all portions of the skin A are effectivelyreinforced and the fur rendered substantially rip-proof, whereas by theformer method of reinforcing furs the fur was secured to the backingonly along the lines of stitching and therefore was liable to tear intheregions between rows of stitching. By my method the fur is reinforcedagainst stress in any direction.

The latex remains flexible for years, consequently the fur is soft andpliable throughout the life of the garment. Moreover, this method ofreinforcement is less expensive than the method employing stitching. Theadded weight, due to the use of latex, is so slight as to be of noconse'- quence. 4

Patent No. 1,029,858 granted June 18, 1912, to E. E. Evers, purports 'todisclose a method of producing a fur from skins that are unfit for usein fur garments, the skins being first water-proofed and being thencemented to a waterproofed backing of leather or fabric by means ofrubber dissolved in a volatile solvent. The'water-proofing of the skinswas to be effected by a solution of rubber in benzine. This method wouldbe much 95 more expensive than my method because of the greater numberof operations.

The Wasserman Patent No. 1,637,885, date August 2, 1927, discloses aprocess which includes the steps of stretching a plate or fur sheet,allowing it to dry, then removing the dried sheet from the stretchingboard and transferring it to vanother board where itis fastened down,yafterv I c laim as my invention: 1. In the repair or manufacture of afur garment, the successive steps of juxtaposing a wet and taut skin anda. wet and taut backing cloth,

applying a water carried latex base adhesive to the wetted materials,and allowing the whole to 2. In the repair or manufacture of a furgarment, wetting a skin and a backing cloth, juxtaposing one upon theother in stretched condition, spreading latex on the cloth, the latexsoaking

